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No. 826,036. PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

A. v. KBRPELY.

GAS GENERATOR.

APPLIGATION-IILED JAN. 21. 1905.

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No. 826,036 PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

A. v KERPELY.

GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. 1905,

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residing at Vienna, Austria-,Hungary,

UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

ANTON V. KERPELY, OF VIENNA, AUSTRlA-HUNGARY.

' GAS-GENERATQR.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTON VON KEnrnLr, a sub ect of the Emperor ofAustria-Hun ary, ave invented certain new and useful Im rove- Inents 1n Gas-Generators, of whiCht e-.fol-

lowing is a specification.

,This invention has for its object the construction of a gas-generator in which caking together of the coal is prevented and an intense gasification secured. For these purposes the coal in the generator is kept in continual motion, the rotating bottom of the generator being provided with a grate of polygonal or elliptical outline arranged vertical to the axis of rotation.

In the accompanying illustrative drawings, Figure 1 shows in longitudinal vertical section a construction of generator according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof.

'The fuel is fed through the coal-chargin r apparatus 0 at the to into the double-Walle water-cooled jacket of the generator-body,

which is rigidly mounted upon supporting-' brackets a. The lower end of the jacket l) dips into a rotary trough g, mounted on balls f and preferably constructed of cast-iron. The outer periphery of the trough g is provided with a ring of teeth It, into which gears a Work is, driven by a motor 71, so that the trough 9 can be caused to rotate in the-direction of the arrow, Fig. 2. Upon the trough g is situated a tower-like grate m, which proj ects into the generator and which, according to this invention, is formed of rings 5, provided with lateral air-openings 1'. The rings have a polygonal outline in plan, as shown in Fig. 2, or may be of elliptical shape, the object being to have portions of the periphery of the pyramid. at a greater radial distance from the center than othrus,so that these projecting portions or corners i will break up the material and prevent it from agglon'ierating or caking.

Air is supplied to the generator through the air-supply pipe n to the interior ol the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedJ'anuery 21, 1905] SerialNo. 242.164.

Patented. July 17 ,1096.

central pyramid. and passes out oi thesarne through the openings 1'.

The fuel supplied to the generator throu h the coal-charging apparatus 0 is during the rotary motion of the trough g and its grate m kept in continual movement by the corners of the polygonal rings or by the extending ends of the elliptical rings corresponding to the difference of axes,'so that caking together of the coal is preveptcd. Moreover, during this rotary movement of the grate, owing to the angular or rou 1dedo1f extensions tof the grate, a very lnuc larger surface area than the actual area of the grate is acted upon and the supply of air through the grate takes place over this larger surface. At the same time the air to supportcombustion is uni-- formly distributed among the fuel and the gasification materially enhanced.

In a generator constructed according to this invention a considerably larger uantity of coal can be gasified than is possi le with known generators of similar size.

1. :In a gas producer, the combination with a sthtionhry producer-body, of a grate comprising a plurality of graduated super posed perforated polygonal rings, and means to rotate said rings.

with a stationary producer-body, of .agrate mounted therein comprising a plurality of laterally-perioratod vertically-graduated po- .lygonal rings, and means to rotate said rings.

3. In a gas producer, the combination with a stationary producer-body, of a grate comprising a plurality of graduated lozengeshaped laterallyperforated rings, the upper faces of said rings lying in parallel horizontal planes, and means to rotate the rings.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in pr(.-seuce of two subscribing WitlHSSOS.

ANTON v. KERPELY. W'i tnesses:

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AUG Us'r F1 e one.

2. In a gas-producer, the combination 

